Philcon Reviewer Residency = Intention to stay, brought
property, enrolled kids in that area’s school
Article 5 Suffrage
-Obligation and right to vote of a qualified
Citizen
Section 1: Suffrage may be exercised by all
citizens of the Philippines, not otherwise
disqualified by law, who are at least eighteen
years of age, and who shall have resided in
the Philippines for at least one year and in the
place wherein they propose to vote, for at
least six months immediately preceding the
election. No literacy, property, or other
substantive requirement shall be imposed on
the exercise of suffrage.
Nature of Suffrage
1. A mere Privilege
2. Political Right
Scope of Suffrage
1. Elections (voting public officials)
2. Plebiscites (amendment of a
law/constitution)
3. Referendum (Ratification or
objection of a law)
4. People’s Initiative (Directly Propose
or enact
5. Recall (Local Public Officer
removed)
Qualification of Voters
1. A Citizen of the Philippines
2. Not Otherwise Disqualified by law
3. At least 18 years’ old
4. Resided in the Philippines at least 1
year and has 6 months’ residency in
the place intending to vote preceding
the election
etc.
Persons Disqualified to vote
1. Any Person with final judgement
imprisonment not less than 1 year but
may vote after 5 years as long as no
imprisonment in between
2. Any person with convicted with
crimes that involves disloyalty to the
state, rebellion, illegal possession of
firearms.
3. Insane or Incompetent person as
declared by a competent authority.
Section 2: The Congress shall provide a
system for securing the secrecy and sanctity
of the ballot as well as a system for absentee
voting by qualified Filipinos abroad. The
Congress shall also design a procedure for the
disabled and the illiterates to vote without the
assistance of other persons. Until then, they
shall be allowed to vote under existing laws
and such rules as the Commission on
Elections may promulgate to protect the
secrecy of the ballot.
Republic Act 8189 “Voters Registration Act
of 1996”
Overseas Absentee Voting Act R.A. 9189
states that all Filipino citizens abroad who are
not disqualified by law and at least 18 years
old by the time of elections will be entitled to
vote.
Article 6 Legislative Department Organization of the Senate
-Powers of the Legislative branch: To 1. Senate President
make/create laws, Amend laws, Repeal laws. 2. Senate President Pro Tempore
3. Secretary
Section 1. The legislative power shall be
4. Sergeant at Arms
vested in the Congress of the Philippines
which shall consist of a Senate and a House Organization of the House of Representatives
of Representatives, except to the extent
1. Speaker of the House
reserved to the people by the provision on
2. Deputy Speaker
initiative and referendum.
3. Majority Floor Leader
-Bicameral 4. Minority Floor Leader
5. Secretary General
-Unicameral
6. Sergeant at Arms
Section 2. The Senate shall be composed of
Parliamentary Privileges
twenty-four Senators who shall be elected at
large by the qualified voters of the 1. Privilege from arrest (Immunity from
Philippines, as may be provided by law. offenses punishable not more than 6
years’ imprisonment)
Qualifications of a Senator
2. Privileges of speech and debate
Section 3. No person shall be a Senator unless (Immunity from libel and slander)
he is a natural-born citizen of the Philippines
Committees of the Senate
and, on the day of the election, is at least
thirty-five years of age, able to read and  Committee on Accountability of
write, a registered voter, and a resident of the Public Officers and Investigations
Philippines for not less than two years  Committee on Accounts
immediately preceding the day of the  Committee on Agrarian Reform
election. (35 years old, can read and write,  Committee on Agriculture and Food
2 years’ residency, registered voter,  Committee on Banks, Financial
natural born citizen) Institutions and Currencies
Section 4. The term of office of the Senators  Committee on Civil Service and
shall be six years and shall commence, Government Reorganization
unless otherwise provided by law, at noon on  Committee on Constitutional
the thirtieth day of June next following their Amendments, Revisions of codes and
election. No Senator shall serve for more than laws
two consecutive terms. Voluntary  Committee on Cooperatives
renunciation of the office for any length of  Committee on Cultural Communities
time shall not be considered as an  Committee on Education, Arts and
interruption in the continuity of his service Culture
for the full term of which he was elected.  Committee on Energy
 Committee on Environment and
Natural Resources
 Committee on Ethics and Privileges
  Committee on Finance
 Committee on Foreign Relations
 Committee on Games, Amusements
and sports
 Committee on Government
Corporations and Public Enterprises
 Committee on Health and
demography
 Committee on Justice and Human
Rights
 Committee on Labor, Employment
and Human Resources Department
 Committee on Local Government
 Committee on National defense and
security
 Committee on Peace, Unification and
Reconciliation
 Committee on Public Information and
mass media
 Committee on Public Order and
Illegal drugs
 Committee on Public Service
 Committee on Public Works
 Committee on Rules
 Committee on Science and
technology
 Committee on Social Justice welfare
and rural development
 Committee on Tourism
 Committee on Trade and Commerce
 Committee on Urban Planning,
Housing and Resettlement
 Committee on Ways and means
 Committee on Youth, Women and
Family Relations
Article 7 Executive Department
-Power to Enforce and Administer the laws
Section 1. The executive power shall be
vested in the President of the Philippines.
Qualifications of a president
Section 2. No person may be elected
President unless he is a natural-born citizen
of the Philippines, a registered voter, able to
read and write, at least forty years of age on
the day of the election, and a resident of the
Philippines for at least ten years immediately
preceding such election. (Natural born
Citizen, Registered Voter, Able to read
and write, 40 years old preceding the
election, resident of 10 years before the
election)
Section 3. There shall be a Vice-President
who shall have the same qualifications and
term of office and be elected with, and in the
same manner, as the President. He may be
removed from office in the same manner as
the President.
Section 4. The President and the Vice-
President shall be elected by direct vote of
the people for a term of six years which
shall begin at noon on the thirtieth day of
June next following the day of the election
and shall end at noon of the same date, six
years thereafter. The President shall not be
eligible for any re-election. No person who
has succeeded as President and has served as
such for more than four years shall be
qualified for election to the same office at any
time.
Election
1. Regular (2nd Monday of may, every 6
years)
2. Special (death, disability, resignation
or removed, vacancy occurred more
than 18 months before next election,
a law by congress)
Oath of office = I, ___ do solemnly swear [or 5. Military Powers (State of
affirm] that I will faithfully and Rebellion, call to armed forces)
conscientiously fulfill my duties as President 6. Pardoning Power (Exempt
[or Vice-President or Acting President] of the Punishments)
Philippines, preserve and defend its 7. Borrowing Power (Foreign
Constitution, execute its laws, do justice to Loans)
every man, and consecrate myself to the 8. Diplomatic Power (Treaties)
service of the Nation. 9. Budgetary Power (Submit
Budget)
Vice President allowed to serve for 2 terms
10. Informing Power (SONA)
Presidential Succession 11. Residual Power (deport aliens,
call special congress, Veto bills,
1. Occurring before term (death, classify or reclassify lands)
disability, failure to qualify, failure to
elect)
2. Occurring midterm (removal,
resignation, death/disability)
Prohibitions and Inhibitions
1. No increase in salaries during the
term.
2. Shall not receive emoluments
3. Shall not hold any other office.
4. Shall not, directly or indirectly,
practice any other profession,
business, or be financially interested
in any other contract with franchises
of the government.
5. Avoid conflict of interest in the
conduct of their office
6. May not appoint spouse or relatives
by consanguinity or affinity within
4th civil degree
Powers of the Presidents
1. Executive Power (Control of
Executive departments
2. Power of Appointment (Appoint
people)
3. Power of Removal (Remove
People)
4. Power of Control (alter, modify,
Nullify Duty)